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China Health Ministry “puzzled” by bird flu cases
• Flu • Feb 10 09
China’s Health Ministry is puzzled by eight human cases of bird flu in January which appeared independent of any known case in birds, a…
Bird flu vaccine protects children
• Children's Health • • Flu • Dec 23 08
A vaccine to protect against infection with the bird flu virus, the pathogen experts fear is capable of causing pandemic disease in humans, proved…
Half-dose flu shots work in adults, study finds
• Flu • Dec 22 08
Half-dose flu shots are effective in adults, especially in women and those younger than 50, and offer a viable way to stretch supplies during…
Flu vaccination rates low in high-risk teens
• Children's Health • • Flu • Nov 28 08
From 1992 to 2002, influenza (flu) vaccination rates for adolescents with high-risk conditions increased, yet still the overwhelming majority are not being immunized, researchers…
Google search engine flags flu activity in U.S.
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 13 08
Search engine giant Google launched a new tool on Tuesday that will help U.S. federal health experts track the annual flu epidemic.
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Flu shot protects kids—even during years with a bad vaccine match
• Children's Health • • Flu • Nov 03 08
Children who receive all recommended flu vaccine appear to be less likely to catch the respiratory virus that the CDC estimates hospitalizes 20,000 children…
Flu shot does not reduce risk of death
• Flu • Aug 29 08
The widely-held perception that the influenza vaccination reduces overall mortality risk in the elderly does not withstand careful scrutiny, according to researchers in Alberta.…
Flu vaccines can reduce respiratory problems by up to 3/4
• Flu • • Respiratory Problems • Apr 15 08
Annual flu vaccinations are highly effective at preventing acute respiratory illness and making sure that existing breathing problems don’t get any worse, according to…
Vietnam starts human trials for bird flu vaccine
• Drug News • • Flu • Apr 03 08
Vietnam has started clinical trials for developing a human vaccine for the H5N1 virus, researchers said on Thursday in the Southeast Asian country that…
Hometown Health Addresses Influenza, Smoking Cessation
• Flu • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 17 08
The Texas A&M Health Science Center is pleased to provide the latest installment of “Hometown Health” with the following tips:
College of Medicine Flu…
Antibiotics not needed for acute rhinosinusitis
• Drug News • • Flu • • Infections • Mar 15 08
Symptoms cannot reliably identify which patients with acute rhinosinusitis - infection of the nasal and sinus cavities, will benefit from antibiotic therapy, according to…
Bird flu shows signs of mutation: China expert
• Flu • Mar 11 08
A Chinese expert on respiratory diseases says the H5N1 bird flu virus has shown signs of mutation and urged vigilance at a time when…
New York City reports spike in flu
• Flu • Jan 16 08
Emergency department visits for influenza-related symptoms jumped 19 percent in New York since November, the city’s Department of Health announced Wednesday, urging people to…
Bird flu virus can pass mother to child: study
• Flu • Sep 30 07
The H5N1 bird flu virus can pass through a pregnant woman’s placenta to infect the fetus, researchers reported on Thursday.
They also found evidence…
Nosespray Vaccine Using Aloe Vera Has Exciting Potential
• Drug News • • Flu • • Infections • Sep 26 07
Researchers at Texas A&M University are participating in developing a medicine that is worth sneezing about: a treatment for influenza that forms a jelly…
FDA approves Roche’s low dose Tamiflu for children
• Drug News • • Flu • Jul 04 07
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Monday that U.S. health regulators approved its Tamiflu influenza treatment at two lower doses for children in…
Tamiflu could halve pandemic flu death toll
• Drug News • • Flu • Jun 25 07
The antiviral drug Tamiflu could halve the potential death toll from an influenza pandemic if it was used both to treat and prevent the…
Bird flu hits poultry near Vietnam capital
• Flu • • Public Health • May 28 07
Bird flu has hit another province in northern Vietnam despite government efforts to halt its spread, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday.
Tests on…
Tamiflu best for bird flu, but avoid steroids
• Drug News • • Flu • Apr 23 07
Bird flu patients who get early treatment with the antiviral drug Tamiflu have the best chances of surviving, but steroid treatments can do more…
MChip to detect H5N1
• Flu • Nov 15 06
Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed an inexpensive “gene chip” test…
Tamiflu label will carry new caution in U.S.
• Flu • Nov 14 06
The influenza drug Tamiflu will now come with a new caution urging close monitoring of patients for abnormal behavior, such as delirium and self-injury,…
Hospital costs for children with flu may be higher than thought
• Flu • Nov 06 06
Children’s hospital research bolsters case for flu vaccines
Going into another flu season, a new study reports that hospitalizing children for influenza may cost…
Your genes may hold key to how sick you get from the flu
• Flu • Nov 04 06
With lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic in the rearview mirror and the avian flu a looming obstacle in the road ahead, researchers from…
Control measures fail to stop spread of new H5N1 virus
• Flu • Oct 31 06
A new variant of the bird flu virus H5N1 emerged in late 2005 and replaced most of the previous variants across a large part…
Study warns U.S. of avian influenza perils
• Flu • Oct 26 06
Many Americans would have no one to care for them if they became ill during a bird flu pandemic, and a substantial number would…